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Research Articles

The antioxidant study proprieties of Thymus munbyanus aqueous extract and its beneficial effect on 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid -induced hepatic oxidative stress in albino Wistar rats

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Pages 212-223 | Received 02 Sep 2020, Accepted 26 Dec 2020, Published online: 20 Jan 2021

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